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BREAKING: Obama Talks Gun Control During Education Speech in New York
The president addressed a crowd in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park today. Inevitably, the speech, which was supposed to be about education, turned to gun control. Via Newsbusters on Twitter. "We should be doing everything we can to keep you safe and protect you from gun violence." Pres Obama in Brooklyn, NY pic.twitter.com/2U1oC3S6bC — NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) October […]
Police Officer Goes Above and Beyond to Rescue Dog From Car Accident
Sometimes, in the world of Second Amendment and political activism, negative stories involving police officers can become commonplace. However, most officers are good people who want to make a positive impact on their communities. Today we’d like to point out the actions of South Londonderry, PA Patrolman Nick Ague from back in August. Ague ran […]
Gallup Poll: Support for Gun Control Falls Lower and Lower and Lower
According to a new Gallup Poll, support for new gun control laws has fallen drastically over the last year. Also, a new record number of respondents polled (13%) now says that current laws should be less strict. Also, 37% of respondents said gun laws should be kept as they are now. 49% favor stricter laws. […]
Kansas City Costume Shop Stops Selling/Renting Realistic Guns After Boy is Shot by Police
Yesterday we reported on a 13 year old boy in California who was shot by Sheriff’s Deputies while he was holding a toy AK-47 rifle (seen below). Police are still investigating the shooting and the officers have been placed on administrative leave. Now, at least on costume shop is taking steps to make sure something […]
Wheelchair Bound Jewelry Store Owner Shoots 1 of 2 Robbers
We keep saying it, and we keep being proved right – guns are the ultimate equalizer. A firearm allows the elderly, physically disabled, weak, or someone who is outnumbered to level the playing field. That is exactly what happened in this case, which is the 999th defensive gun use we’ve documented (1,000 coming later today!). […]
Pro Gun Advocates in California Announce Plans to Recall Several Anti-Gun State Lawmakers
Everyone keeps saying California gun owners need to do something drastic to help restore their gun rights, which have been largely legislated away in recent years. Now it appears they are taking drastic steps. Earlier today, gun rights advocates, along with Tim Donnelly, a Republican state representative, held a press conference on the steps of […]
BREAKING: 2 Shot on Millington Naval Base in Tennessee
According to 14News, two people have been shot at or near a naval base in Millington, TN. Both victims are alive and are described as being in non-critical condition. The Navy confirmed the shooting and the non-critical status on its Twitter account. #BREAKING: #USNavy confirms #Millington suspect in custody. 2 Soldiers injured – not life […]
[Video] Pizza Delivery Driver Shoots and Kills Armed Robber
An attempt to ambush a pizza delivery driver in a suspected robbery attempt did not go the way the suspect wanted it to. According to Click on Detroit, a suspected armed robber selected a home at random and had a pizza delivered there. When the driver pulled into the driveway, the armed suspect confronted him. […]
Officers in California Shoot and Kill 13 Year Old Boy Holding Toy Rifle
Two Sonoma County, CA Deputies are on administrative leave after shooting and killing a 13 year old boy who was carrying a toy gun. The Sheriff’s Office released the following press release and the above photo. Based on the photo provided, it does appear that the toy AK-47 was colored to look somewhat realistic and […]
DC Police Raid Man’s Home, Hold Children at Gunpoint – Find 1 Shotgun Shell & 1 Spent Casing
Not sure how we missed this when it actually happened earlier this summer, but apparently the trial in this case is about to get underway. Kudos to Emily Miller at the Washington Times for bringing this to the attention of the public. Mark Witaschek lives in Washington DC. He is a financial advisor, considered successful […]
Virginia Mother Charged After Firing Warning Shot to Stop Attack on Her Teenage Daughter
A mother in Virginia has found herself facing charges after firing a warning shot while her daughter was being accosted by as many as ten young men as they walked home. The mother is being charged with reckless discharge of a weapon after firing a warning shot into the air in a populated area. According […]
Poor Gun Safety: Congresswoman Has Unsecured AR-15 Stolen From Her Garage
While I hate to criticize gun owners, when someone does something wrong they should be called out for it. Hopefully no one else will make this mistake. It would have been such a simple task to prevent this. Renee Ellmers, Republican Congresswoman from North Carolina, had an AR-15 rifle stolen from her home this week. […]
Anti Gun Law Group Claims Constitution Allows for Confiscation of Guns – Seriously!
We’ve heard all sorts of ludicrous claims made by anti-gun advocates, but this one might take the cake. The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, in a recent article on their website, have the audacity to claim that the constitution actually allows for the confiscation of firearms from private citizens with no compensation. The article […]
Four More Democratic Senators Send Letter to Obama Opposing UN Arms Treaty
Things are looking worse and worse for the UN Small Arms Treaty which was signed by Secretary of State John Kerry earlier this year. Today, four more members of the Senate, all Democrats, joined 50 of their colleagues in sending letters of opposition to the treaty to the president. The treaty would need 67 Senate […]
Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis Introduces Legislation to Allow Import of M1 Rifles Currently Blocked by Obama
Earlier this year, President Obama signed an executive order which banned the reimportation of classic M1 Carbines and Garands (which were originally made in the US) from South Korea, citing reasoning that they might be used for illegal purposes. Now, one Congresswoman is looking to reverse that action with new legislation that she has introduced […]
Woman in Florida Arrested for Squirting Boyfriend With Squirt Gun
At it’s core, this is a story about domestic violence, however how the incident started and what the suspect was ultimately arrested for venture into the just plain weird. A Florida woman was ultimately taken to jail and charged with “squirting water on (her boyfriend) to antagonize and agitate him against his wishes” using a […]
New York Mayoral Front Runner Bill De Blasio – Bloomberg Didn’t Go Far Enough on Gun Control
Well, that’s the first time I’ve ever heard a gun control proponent say that. New York Mayoral Front Runner, Bill De Blasio, in a recent interview with the Huffington Post, said that he doesn’t think Michael Bloomberg went far enough on gun control. Bloomberg sought to make New York City’s gun laws the toughest in […]
Woman’s Current Boyfriend Shoots and Kills Her Ex-Boyfriend Who Attacked Her With a Handgun
A Pennsylvania woman had repeatedly told her ex-boyfriend, who had a criminal history, to stay away from her. However, he failed to listen in a big way this week. According to TribLive News, the ex-boyfriend arrived to the woman’s home early Sunday morning and forced his way in. He was armed with a handgun, which […]
[Video] Convenience Store Clerk Shoots Armed Robber, Leading to His Capture
The suspect’s gun was already in his face when the clerk at a NC convenience store pulled his own gun and opened fire. Joshua Chamberlain, 22, of Winterville, NC was shot once in the arm by the clerk. He then immediately fled the store. Police were able to arrest Chamberlain when he sought aid for […]
Head of INTERPOL Calls for Armed Citizens to Prevent Attacks Like the Kenya Mall Attack
In an interview given with ABC News, the Secretary General of INTERPOL, Ronald Noble, made some surprising statements following the terrorist attack on a mall in Kenya last month. Noble said the following according to ABC, “Ask yourself: If that was Denver, Col., if that was Texas, would those guys have been able to spend […]